Portraying South Africa as the pantomime baddies of the Test game was, for a lengthy period, all too tempting. The Boks were not necessarily renowned for their “beautiful” rugby, the last British & Irish Lions series in 2021 drained almost everyone’s spirits and there are only so many gleeful Bomb Squad references that the rest of the world can stomach.

South Africa hammered Argentina in Nelspruit to win the Rugby Championship for the first time since 2019. The Springboks scored four first-half tries, with Aphelele Fassi grabbing two before assisting Cheslin Kolbe.

South Africa won their first Rugby Championship title since 2019 in style by blowing away contenders Argentina on Saturday. While the Springboks have won the last two Rugby World Cups – in 2019 and 2023 – they had not been able to claim the southern hemisphere crown during this period of global dominance until now.